NOW THATS A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR PART I: The Blue Flame Pooka

POOKA, BLUE FLAME

FREQUENCY: Rare
NO. APPEARING: 1 (30-300 on the Ethereal Plane where it meets Elemental Plane of Fire)
ARMOR CLASS: 4

MOVE: 28”
HIT DICE: 5
% IN LAIR: 75%
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 or 1 (By weapon)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8(2d4)/7-12 (d6+6)/7-12(d6+6) or by weapon

SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spoilage (See below) and siege damage (See below)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Fire aura and transform into humanoid and use armor and weapons
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 25%
INTELLIGENCE: Very
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
PSlONIC ABILITY: Nil

Attack/Defense Modes: Nil

LEVEL/X.P. VALUE:

V/280+5/hp

The blue flame pooka is called such because of the halo of fire that surrounds its body. Other pooka types lean more towards the “water horse” category (Coming soon). The blue flame pooka is an intelligent but capricious beast and is usually only summoned by users of magic (See below).

Unlike other pookas, the blue flame pooka cannot be ridden unless the rider is completely fire proof or has fire proof magicks. Anyone touching or attacking a blue flame pooka must save versus magic or be burnt by 2d6 magical fire damage (Save versus magic for ½ damage). If the creature is stationary, inanimate objects in contact with the creature must save versus fire.

When stationary, the blue flame pooka has a mist of blue spittle spray that comes from the bubbling and fiery blue-yellow mist arising from its muzzle and if there are any food stuffs in range (10 foot radius) they are immediately spoiled and inedible. Farmers know when one of these pookas has been about their crops by planting blackberries by the ends of their fields. The berries take on an easily recognizable dull black look. Letting them know to leave the contents of the field until the next Spring.

The pooka attacks with very sharp but non-canine teeth but the real fear is in their hoof attack. Their hooves are unnaturally damaging, in contrast to natural horses, and thus they have a siege value rating:

Siege Attack Values - Wood (4)/Earth (1)/Soft Stone (2)/Hard Stone (1)

The pooka can also transform into a sort of human-like creature. Large horse-like nose and a bluish sheen on their skin gives away their human disguise. In this form, they can wear armor and fight with human weaponry. It prefers a club that it can ignite in one round with a blue flame delivering a massive 2-24 (2d12) damage (Save versus magic for half damage).

These creatures are at home in the Ethereal Plane and can enter into the Prima Materia at will. They come from where the Elemental Plane of Fire meets the Ethereal Plane.

Note: Magic-users who specialize in fire sorceries will seek out blue flame pookas as steeds. Their captured young will bring a princely demand of 10,000 gold pieces on the black market.

NEW SPELL

Flaming Pooka

Level: 7^th Magic-users

Range: 7”

Duration: 6 Rounds + 1 rd/level

Area of Effect: Special

Components: V,S,M

Casting Time: 6 segments

Saving Throw: None

Explanation/Description: This spell is cast to summon a blue flame pooka usually to lay waste to an area regardless of salvaging. Within 3 rounds the blue flame pooka appears and will do as the magic-user commands (attack foes, attack objects, etc.). They come from where the Elemental Plane of Fire meets the Ethereal Plane and where the magic-user directs it to appear will have a brief gate to the Ethereal which may have side effects 20% chance Ethereal monster sneaks in behind pooka. 20% someone in 10 foot range gets sucked in by Ether Cyclone and planted in another dimension.

COPYRIGHT GENE WEIGEL 2017 Dedicated To Richard A. Weigel's custom pooka statue.